Mangahelpers Translationshttps://mangahelpers.com/translators/rss2009-08-05T09:29:18+00:00/favicon.icoMangaHelpers Adminsadmin@mangahelpers.comhttps://mangahelpers.com/t/laika/releases/14811[English] [Translation] Hanashippanashi Omake 1 by Laika2009-08-05T09:29:18+00:00Laikaadmin@mangahelpers.comHanashippanashi "afterword"
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Instead of an afterword Hanashippanashi the beginning
At night, when I was passing through a nearby shrine. Oh yeah...
The body of the dead cat that I saw in the afternoon, It might have that mother cat that was taking care of the kittens here.
They used to play a lot at around Inari's shrine [Inari, Uka-no-mitama, the God of harvests]
I guess I should go take a look...
... It's completely dark.
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Someone's there...
*Nya- *Nya-
For some reason I felt like it'd be bad to interrupt.
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Ah
... Sorry... She sure moved like a cat, I thought.
What if that was the ghost of the dead cat?
YOU SAW, DIDN'T YOU~ Kya-~
Yeah right.
The next morning, I went over there again.
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Ah...
*Su- Su- [Zzz Zzz]
That wasn't the ghost of the cat, it was just a Kitsune. [Kitsune, or foxes are the messengers of Inari]
... And from all that happened, that's roughly the experience that I had that was the seed that led me to write, "On a day you can hear the band" [Not sure what the English title ended up being, I forget, but check for consistency] And drawing, "On a day..." was the seed that led me to start "Hanashippanashi."
If any of the stories in "Hanashippanashi" become a "seed of imagination" for even a single person who read it, that would be a blessing. [That would make me very happy]
[I made the decision to keep the "seed" part in all of the previous parts so I could use the "seed of imagination" phrase he uses at the end] https://mangahelpers.com/t/laika/releases/14810[English] [Translation] Hanashippanashi 23 by Laika2009-08-05T09:26:02+00:00Laikaadmin@mangahelpers.comAnother great one.
Hanashippanashi 23
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Chapter 23: The battle between the clouds and the fog
Look, over there.
You see that forest over yonder in those mountains?
A battle 'tween the clouds and the fog has repeated many a time over that there forest.
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The morning light shines through and, all at once, the evening dew throughout the forest become reborn as the fog.
*Chapun
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*Do-
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Has the fog won, or have the clouds? It's hard to say which one of 'em has taken over the forest.
Because to us, The clouds and the fog all look the same.
Well, that's how it goes when you watch a fight from the sidelines. Um, I wonder how the clouds know.
Hm? They change into the shape of all those different types of animals and fish and stuff.
Can they see everything from the sky? No, no.
Heavens no. They remember. Before they became clouds. That they were the water in the sea, and that they were part of the fish.
That there was a time when they were the grass and the animals.
That there might have been a time when they were you.
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Hmmm
https://mangahelpers.com/t/laika/releases/14809[English] [Translation] Hanashippanashi 22 by Laika2009-08-05T09:24:26+00:00Laikaadmin@mangahelpers.comHanashippanashi 22
Page 237 Chapter 22: Kana on a cold spring day
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On a day when the cold spring wind was roaring
Kana, mommy has to go to the toilet so stay here and watch Kou-chan.
Kana Kou-chan
*Hyuu...
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*Byuuu *Bata Bata Bata Bata
Uwahh Jeez, it's cold Can't somebody do something about this wind?
*Goooo Ah- A baby! Wow! It's so cute Yeah! Hey, you the sister?
What's the name? [It's hard to make this ambiguous as to who she's asking in English] Kana... Kana-chan? Kana-chan~
Hey, I wonder if it'll eat ice cream. Oh, good idea!
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*Byuuuu Sign: Dynamic Bargains!
It's so small! And tiny! Wow~ Even though it's this small, it moves around Kana-cha~n Look, it's got teeth too- little ones.
I'm all done, Kou-cha~n [Lit: I made you wait] Kana, thank you~
... Kana?
Kou-chan...
*Hyuuu
Page 241 *Angyaaa Aa-aaa [Generic crying]
*Aa Aa Aa Aa A-aa What should we do?
It won't stop crying. It's so loud. Its face looks so funny. Ew, it's drooling. Gross. Let's leave already. Yeah. *Aaaa *Angya--a *Byuuuu...
Awww I got all dirty.
Page 242 *Zazaza...
*Hyuuuu
Ooh, it's cold, it's so cold. *A-aa *Angya *Aaaa
Shucks, when it gets this cold these old eyes of mine ain't of no use. *Ngya *Ngya *Aaa
Page 243 How 'bout it? Would you let me borrow yer eyeballs?
What, it ain't gon' be fer that long, just fer a real tiny bit is all. If'n it warms up I might even be able to give 'em back to you t'morrow. [I don't think i used if'n right, but I wonder if that matters]
While I'm borrowin' yer eyes you'll just be takin' a lil' nap. That ain't too much trouble, innit? [Okay now i'm mixing British slang but whatever, i'll leave it to the editor to figure it out / fix it] [passive aggressive translating here... lol]
And I'll be able to find some grub and live a lil' longer. Ooh, it's cold. Ooh, I'm so hungry...
Or I could just eat that baby there. But then, you'll get a scolding from your mommy, won't you?
https://mangahelpers.com/t/laika/releases/14761[English] [Translation] Hanashippanashi 21 by Laika2009-08-03T08:58:52+00:00Laikaadmin@mangahelpers.comOne of my favorite chapters.
Hanashippanashi 21
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Chapter 21: The sounds of the bells come from your mouth, right?
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Whenever she talks, it makes the sound of a bell ringing.
Ah, welcome. *Chiri Chiri *Chiri Chiri
430 Yen please, *Chiri *Chirin *Gasa *Gasa
That's right, but I think they'll be arriving around next week. *koro chiri chiri *koro *chiri
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Why does that happen?
Ahh, you mean, the bells? *Chiri Chiri *Koro Koro Koro
It's not because I've got any bells with me. *Chiri Chiri *Chiri
Listen, the sound comes from way back in my mouth, right? *Koro Koro *Chiri Chiri
Yeah, from what it feels like, it should be around here... *Chiri Chiri Chiri *Chirin
It's like it's ringing out. *koro koro *chiri
There's a bamboo forest [thicket] behind my house. *chiri chiri *chirin
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When you snap one of the boughs of a withering bamboo it makes a really nice sound. *Chiri Koro Chiri [Do bamboo trees have boughs?]
Sort of like a string instrument. *Chirin And I liked that a lot. I still go into that forest all the time... *Chiri Koro Koro *Chiri
One sunny afternoon, I felt like I could hear the sounds of bells from above my head.
Page 234 *Chiri Chiri
They came falling down without a noise...
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and rang out, all at once, on the earth's surface.
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That sound is still stuck in my ears. *Chiri Chiri *Koro But, no matter how much I looked, I couldn't find any of the bells at all. *Chirin *Chiri *Chiri Chiri
But, at that moment,
one of them made a sound from the bottom of my womb.
And that one's still ringing out right now. *Chiri Chiri *Chiri
You know, I might even be pregnant with a bamboo child. *korokoro *chiri chiri
https://mangahelpers.com/t/laika/releases/14760[English] [Translation] Hanashippanashi 20 by Laika2009-08-03T08:58:02+00:00Laikaadmin@mangahelpers.comHanashippanashi Chapter 20
Page 224 Chapter 20: Gagagaga
I'm riding on the last car of the train. [Can we use caboose?]
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I was watching the scene as the station grew distant from behind the car.
Right after the train left the station, there was something that suddenly jumped off onto the railroad tracks. And...
Began to chase after the train with fervent speed.
Page 226 What was steadily catching up to the train was, a shirt.
The train which was slowly increasing it's speed,
was hounded by the shirt closing in at an even faster rate.
Come on! You can do it, Shirt! I cheered it on, without thinking.
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However,
The train continued to increase it's speed.
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The shirt ran after desperately but,
the distance gradually increased and it got further and further away, and eventually,
you couldn't see it anymore.
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If we ever get the chance to, let's meet again, shirt!
*Gagagaga *Gagagaga
https://mangahelpers.com/t/laika/releases/14759[English] [Translation] Hanashippanashi 19 by Laika2009-08-03T08:57:25+00:00Laikaadmin@mangahelpers.comHanashippanashi Chapter 19
Page 214 Chapter 19: Flying Monkeys [Cue Wizard of Oz song]
This is a magnifying glass. *Cha-
And this is, "The book with all the answers." [Lit: The book that everything is recorded in]
Here it is.
The section about the seasons that are like one small drop of spring falling and lightly mixing into the fish bowl that is winter. [Alt: Seasons: When one small drop of spring falls and lightly mixes into the fish bowl that is winter. This is the section I'm looking for.]
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The first paragraph: "Every year around this time, the leaves of the "XXXX tree" ride the seasonal winds of the continents and are propelled for great distances over the oceans."
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"And occasionally, the monkeys that inhabit the "XXXX tree" grab on to these leaves and fly across."
The name of the tree is too small, I can't read it...
School Zone [School roads] Otoha Elementary School
*Za- School Zone [School roads] Otoha Elementary School
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Paragraph no. 103: "When crossing pedestrian walkways you mustn't deviate from the white lines."
Now that I think about it, that is how it is.
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*Pa!
*Pashi-
My hat...
Ah-
Oh, no!
*Su-
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*Gacha Gacha Gacha
*Gui-
You're not supposed to step off 'em, you gotta be careful. *Zururi [Draggggg]
Well, I'm in a rush, I'm chasing after the monkeys. The light's gonna change.
*Bu- [Beep Beep beep etc] *Bi- *Pu-pu- *Bu Ah
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*Chiririn My sandals got lost in the asphalt. [Alt: My sandals were taken by the asphalt]
What tree is this leaf from...
"The book with all the answers" is gone!
The book got lost too... [Alt: the book was taken too] Then there's no way I can find out the name of this leaf!
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*Gacha Gacha Gacha *Ta ta ta ta ta ta ta
*Gacha Gacha Gacha *Ta ta ta ta ta ta ta
School Zone Otoha Elementary School I wonder if she's coming back...
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Excuse me, could you tell me the name of this leaf?
Can anyone tell me the name of this leaf?
Um, Um, excuse me
This leaf's name...
Please, could you tell me it's name?
Excuse me, it's name? Anyone?
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Excuse me, do you think you could me the name of this leaf...
https://mangahelpers.com/t/laika/releases/14741[English] [Translation] Hanashippanashi 18 by Laika2009-08-02T09:08:46+00:00Laikaadmin@mangahelpers.comHanashippanashi
Page 199 Chapter 18 Myrrh
*Gototon Gototon Gototon
*Gototon
*Gototon *Gototon I skipped school and took the train to the sea.
Page 200 *Zaaaaaaaaaaan....
Page 201 *Zaaaaaan... A crow's head...
*Zapa
What are you doing with that crow? Huh? *Zaaaaaaaaaaaa...
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Once you get the stench of death on your hands [Alt: stench of a corpse] It's a real hassle.
*Za... It's cold- *Pacha Pacha
*Zaaaaaaaaan... It won't come off. *Cough* Come this way I've got something to get rid of the smell. [Is there a word for this? Like a disinfectant is for germs... dis...smell..ifier...]
What are you going to do with that crow? Use it.
For what? Work.
Page 203 *Zaaaaa....
Where are we going? My work place.
Here? *Zaan...
Page 204 *Zaaaaaa...
*Gishi
These are...
Mummies. They're not finished yet. These are the real deal, huh.
Page 205 Do you make these mummies? [Lit: are you a mummy making person...]
Try putting your hand in this.
Ah, it got rid of the smell. [Lit: took it away]
Removal/treatment of smells is, an important component to the art of the preservation of remains after all.
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For example the mummy of Kenu, the second emperor of the Yuu dynasty, is one that is said to give off the most elegant fragrance. [He might be making up these dynasties and emperors] The secret is that the raw essences that were used were beyond imagination. [beyond imagination might be stretching it for this idiom, but it's hard to think of one that might fit better atm.] キジの根 ムラサキヨロイの根 コキの葉 カテの粉末 クイナの骨 黒こしょう ハナヨモギ ブリナスカの樹脂 オレンジの皮 ミルラ ちょうじの蕾 マヨニの枝先 Kiji essence[root], Purple Angelica root, koki leaves, kate powder, the bones of a rail, black pepper, flower mugwort, burinasuka resin, orange peel, myrrh, clove buds, mayoni boughs... [Kiji: wood grain, pheasant it's hard to tell exactly which it's referring to as you'll see that there are animal parts in this as well, though ne would imply root meaning a plant, it's possible that he made it up again...][Okay, Murasaki is purple, but also a flower (gromwell) Yoroigusa is a plant too (gusa of course being grass): Angelica, both can be used as herbs. MurasakiYoroiBatta is a Japanese Grass hopper... Psophus stridutus, again ne implies root, but I could not find any plant known as murasaki yoroi, another possible invented plant][Koki leaves, I found 1 site on google for koki leaves, and it was about involved a reforestation project, it seems this is a plant's name, but I have no idea what the plant is and the site really didn't give any information about it either. But I guess it might have something to do with a plant local to Angkor watt?. God dammit I'm not a botanist or a herbalist.][Kate powder, haha this reads pretty funny in English, I have no idea what the Kate is in reference to... running searches for it doesn't give any hits either][Rail, as in the bird][Mugword flowers, Yomogi is obviously mugwort, but if it was mugwort flowers, it'd generally be Yomugi no hana, here, it's just hanayomugi, maybe it's a combination of plants like murasakiyoroi, I HAVE NO IDEA and can only guess :/][Burinasuka, searching for this in japanese gives me nothing, I can only assume it's some kind of fictional plant, as it has resin][mayoni boughs, again I have no idea what this is supposed to be, but I guess some fictional plant]
It is said that during the French Revolution the masses that uncovered the catacombs in the royal church [temples] of their [successive] sovereigns discovered the beautifully preserved remains of their monarchs along with the lengthy list of the medical essences that were used in the preservation of their bodies...
... Sorry about keeping you here with this kind of talk. Ah, am I in your way?
That's not what I was trying to say... Good, I actually rather like this kind of thing.
Oh yeah, this room doesn't have any heating but it's still pretty warm. Yeah, it's for the mummies below.
Page 207 When you heat up a dead body in order to completely seal it off it's inner liquids [Lit: Death juice lol, see if there is a more specific term to use for this, maybe taxidermy related] start to gush out over its entire body as if it were sweating and it dries up.
To finish it off the power of the sun is borrowed.
The smell down there is really something else but, [that's what she said... hooooo!] with this method you're able to get a finish product that is close to one that has naturally mummified.
Are the ones here all made like that?
Page 208 There's another method of drying the body by putting it in a solution of arsenic and natron [Na2Co3 Sodium Carbonate] after you take out the brain and other internal organs. You can even do it with salt.
There is also a method where the body is put into a calcium solution and it's lipids coagulate and it becomes adipocerous. *Adipocere: The lipids of the body, when left for long periods within water or the like, change into a wax-like substance [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipocere]
Do you decide which based on the condition of the body? That, along with whether or not there will be any modification to it's appearance.
Since I get requests for sculptures and chimeras too.
Page 209 *Zaaaaaaaaaa... What kind of people make those requests? A lot come from temples and such. Like for a mummified Kappa or the claw [hand?] of a Gyuuki... [Kappa and Gyuuki, both Yokai/demons from folklore of Japan, just wiki these]
*Zaaaaa...n Ah, I see.
I get requests from museums, they're used as souvenirs for foreign tourists [is this redundant?]
Requests to preserve dead infants as they appeared while they were alive also come relatively frequently. ...
Page 210 Recently, with the growth of plastination, requests for autopsy specimens have become remarkably scarce.
They substitute the body fluids of the corpse with plastics so it's possible to produce a specimen that's close to living flesh.
They can even cut them into cross sections just like that. As specimens they are certainly excellent, but they seem to lack a certain quality.
When I was 10 years old I saw the dead body of a dragon.
Page 211 When a dragon dies, it becomes lighter than air. It rides the wind and drifts in the sky.
It neither rot nor hardened, its body, whose color has faded to white, was merely set adrift on the air's current and tossed about by the wind.
I watched as it was carried off somewhere, undulating as if it were almost still alive.
Page 212 What a beautiful corpse...
a beau-ti-ful corp-se... [To emulate the difference in enunciation here]
Suikos are on sale today~ [Suiko, another yokai]
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10 of 'em for just 50 yen~
Suiko Jerky, 10 for 50~ [Okay, jerky might sound crappy, but Himono is sundried food, and the only thing I can think of in English that's an equivalent is jerky right now. And it fits with the later translations because I can use it as a noun]
... Jerky, mummies, is there really a difference?
Mummies are just the empty shells of yest'day, but jerky'll become the flesh'n blood of tomarrow. [In other words you eat them and they become a part of you]
Don be shy, they're jes' 50 yen...
Jerky is just tasty dead bodies. https://mangahelpers.com/t/laika/releases/14516[English] [Translation] Hanashippanashi 17 by Laika2009-07-27T08:32:18+00:00Laikaadmin@mangahelpers.comI believe the reference is to, Mou ikutu neruto oshougatsu, [Lit: If you keep on sleeping, it'll be new years] Before you know it, it's new years. And she's making new years greeting cards. If anyone knows a better t/l of this idiom, lmk.
Update: Oh, I thought of an Idiom that might work. "In a Blink of an Eye." Well, the problem is really that, Mou ikutu neruto oshougatsu is pretty much a set idiom having to do with new years, and I don't think there are any in English relating to new years like that. Of course you could put, "If you keep on sleeping..." But yeah, it wouldn't really reflect what the chapter is about, but neither does "Before you know it." Maybe it'll be best to just add "It's New years" to the title.
Hanashippanashi Chapter 17:
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Chapter 17: Before you know it
*Unununun
Sure are some bugs 'round 'ere. *Ton Ton Ton Ton
Page 196 *Shuri Shuri Shuri...
*Pachi
Dried Potatos
*Pera
*Chirichirichiri...
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Mm
Oh no. *Pusu Pusu
Hot hot~ Burnt again.
Hot~ Well, I gotsa get rid of the burnt parts. *Pachi *Poro Poro
*Poro *Koro
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Mm nummy
*Patapatapatapata
... Sure are some bugs 'round 'ere.
*Kafu
https://mangahelpers.com/t/laika/releases/14515[English] [Translation] Hanashippanashi 16 by Laika2009-07-27T08:23:25+00:00Laikaadmin@mangahelpers.comI love Daisuke Igarashi <3<3
Hanashippanashi Chapter 16
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Chapter 16: On a day like this when it's gotten this cold it's better not to look at the sky while walking
Gallery Pluto
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"You did these?" Ah, no. I'm just helping.
Hmmm, these yellows... You can feel a depth to the spirituality of Gogh's yellows but as for this... [alt: feel a deep spirituality?]
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Oh look, the colors of this painting are nice, aren't they? Over here, where the sky is. Yeah, yeah, this is what our teacher was talking about... The model from that time was missing a certain something. Don't you think it'd be better to use amber here instead of sienna? I've said this before, haven't I? the way you paint scenery, or to begin with, the method of painting is something that...
"The aficionados that act like they know, are the worst enemies of art" (Nicolas de Stael) hmm, I see. [Is there an English translation of this? Look into it...] I should write that down.
Ah, leaving already? If you'd like, you can leave your names here...
How rude. Truly.
*From "Shoujo no Utsuwa" [The lady's vessel] Haitani Kenjirou
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*Gatan Good work. Ah, thanks.
Did something happen with those two just now? No, not really.
It's real cold outside. On a day like this when it's gotten this cold it's better not to look at the sky while walking.
Oh, I got a call a bit ago. Some pests are gonna be dropping by so, you can go ahead and call it a day.